René de Brosse
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René de Brosse | |
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Count of Penthièvre | |
Died | 24 February 1525 Pavia, Italy |
Noble family | Brosse |
Issue | Jean IV de Brosse 3 daughters |
Father | Jean III de Brosse |
Mother | Louise de Laval |
René de Brosse, also René de Bretagne was the elder son of Jean III de Brosse and Louise de Laval. He was killed at the Battle of Pavia on 24 February 1525.
Family[]
He was Count of Penthièvre, married Jeanne de Commines (daughter of Philippe de Commines) and was the father of Jean IV de Brosse and three daughters:
- Jean IV de Brosse; he was, as John VII, last count of Penthièvre, with no offspring.
- Charlotte de Brosse, married François de Luxembourg; her son Sebastian de Luxembourg, 1st duke of Penthièvre, succeeded his uncle.
- two other daughters.
Notes[]
Categories:
- 1525 deaths
- Counts of Penthièvre
- People of the Italian Wars
- People killed in action
- Deaths in Italy
- 16th-century French people
- French nobility stubs